"Roberto believes the league is more wide open than ever"
I read that this morning and a smile beamed on my face from one ear to the other. Early days, I know but who is the only team unbeaten in the top flight after 5 games? What team, under the floodlights at a hostile Goodison Park have the chance to make it 6? Everton is the answer and it fills me with the utmost optimism, delight, ambition and desire. Our squad is the most determined I've seen it in a long time, players on the fringe are pushing on more and proving there is no guaranteed places in our starting XI. Steven Naismith is putting in better performances and is proving to be a player that a lot us have doubted. We have a centre forward who will terrorise the hardest of centre backs, player who studies the game and learns player weaknesses. We have quality in every area on the field when in previous years we had areas to work on and improve. Roberto has proved to be a world class manager early on by strengthening a squad that lost a very strong midfielder. Going out of the League Cup is unfortunate but it is important to carry on as professionals and put in a high end performance against Newcastle, followed by a tough away trip to Man City before we break up for another international. It would be the greatest feeling in a long time if we entered the international stage 7 games unbeaten in the top flight and send a massive message out to the world. Not quite a message saying that "Everton are back" but more of a message saying "Everton are on their way."
I read that this morning and a smile beamed on my face from one ear to the other. Early days, I know but who is the only team unbeaten in the top flight after 5 games? What team, under the floodlights at a hostile Goodison Park have the chance to make it 6? Everton is the answer and it fills me with the utmost optimism, delight, ambition and desire. Our squad is the most determined I've seen it in a long time, players on the fringe are pushing on more and proving there is no guaranteed places in our starting XI. Steven Naismith is putting in better performances and is proving to be a player that a lot us have doubted. We have a centre forward who will terrorise the hardest of centre backs, player who studies the game and learns player weaknesses. We have quality in every area on the field when in previous years we had areas to work on and improve. Roberto has proved to be a world class manager early on by strengthening a squad that lost a very strong midfielder. Going out of the League Cup is unfortunate but it is important to carry on as professionals and put in a high end performance against Newcastle, followed by a tough away trip to Man City before we break up for another international. It would be the greatest feeling in a long time if we entered the international stage 7 games unbeaten in the top flight and send a massive message out to the world. Not quite a message saying that "Everton are back" but more of a message saying "Everton are on their way."
